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Centralized Public Utility Management: Development of Stone Webster's Management Organization in the Past Thirty Years (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Henry G. Bradlee

 
9781332111367: Centralized Public Utility Management: Development of Stone Webster's Management Organization in the Past Thirty Years (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Centralized Public Utility Management reveals how a pioneering engineering firm built a coordinated approach to running multiple electric and street railway utilities.

This book examines the rise of centralized management, the logic behind a collaborative contract, and the practical outcomes that helped utilities modernize and save money.

In this book, readers see how Stone & Webster turned scattered, underperforming properties into a unified, efficiency‑driven system. It explains why a cooperative management model spread across the industry and how the organization evolves over time to fit real‑world needs.
  • How a centralized management contract works, including supervision of operations, development, and financing.
  • Roles of the Engineering, Betterment, and Inspection divisions in improving efficiency and service.
  • Examples like the one‑man Birney car and cost‑focused consulting engineering at cost.
Ideal for readers of industrial history and corporate engineering who want a clear, historical view of how big public utilities were coordinated for better service and cost savings.

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